1980 military crackdown
Coverage of 1980 military crackdown in the Nexus archive.
- Starbucks Korea is closing all its stores early for mandatory history training after a marketing scandal
Starbucks Korea is closing all stores early for mandatory history training following a marketing scandal. The parent company Shinsegae Group fired the Starbucks Korea CEO and issued a televised apology after a tumbler promotion was perceived as mocking victims of a 1980 military crackdown.
- Starbucks Korea to shut stores for history lessons after ‘Tank Day’ furore
Starbucks Korea will close stores for 'historical awareness' training following backlash over an ad campaign linked to the 1980 military crackdown. The move comes after public criticism of the campaign's perceived insensitivity to the historical event.
- Starbucks faces backlash in South Korea over ‘Tank Day’ campaign
Starbucks faces backlash in South Korea over a 'Tank Day' marketing campaign that evoked the country's 1980 military crackdown on pro-democracy protesters. Tank Day commemorates the day the military government sent troops and tanks to suppress mass rallies for democracy.